Addition
Charlie and his father, an engineer, decided to build a treehouse in their backyard.
In order to start constructing the house, Charlie and his father needed to gather some wood from the forest. If they initially have 15 extra planks of wood in the house and Charlie and his father got 10 planks of wood each, how many pieces of wood do they have in total?
15 + 10 + 10 = 35 planks of wood
Janine owns a catering service company. She was hired to cater for the mayor’s 50th birthday.
For the appetizers, she needs to make 750 mini meat pies. She divided her crew into 3 teams. If the first team made 235, and the second made 275, how many pies should the third team make?
First, 235 + 275 = 510; then, 750 – 510 = 240
The third team should make 240 more mini meat pies.
Rob is very fond of tall structures. He likes collecting pictures and comparing them.
Two of his favorite buildings are Chicago’s Sears Tower and Dubai’s Burj Khalifa. If Burj Khalifa stands at 830 meters high and Sears Tower stands at 527 meters high, how much higher is Burj Khalifa than Sears Tower?
830 – 527 = 303
Burj Khalifa is 303 meters higher than Sears Tower.
Andrew is having his friends over for game night. So, he decided to prepare snacks and games.
He started by making mini sandwiches. If he has 4 friends coming over and he made 3 sandwiches for each one of them, how many sandwiches did he make?
4 x 3 = 12
He made 12 sandwiches in total.
Haley loves to collect things. This year, she decided to give away part of her collection as it was taking too much space in her room.
Nine of her closest friends like stickers. If she plans to give all of them an equal number of stickers, how many stickers will each receive if she has 72 stickers?
72 ÷ 9 = 8
Each friend will receive 8 stickers.
Charlie and his father, an engineer, decided to build a treehouse in their backyard.
While building the house, Charlie noticed that they were running out of nails, so he told his father he is going to buy some. If they still have 9 nails left and Charlie bought 2 boxes of nails, the big one containing 55 nails and the small one containing 31, how many nails will they have?
9 + 31 + 55 = 95
They have 95 pieces of nails
Janine owns a catering service company. She was hired to cater for the mayor’s 50th birthday.
The next food item she has to prepare is soup. She needs 280 cups of mushroom soup. If the first team made 90 cups in 60 minutes, and the third team made 70 cups in 90 minutes, how any cups should the second team prepare in order to meet the required amount of soup?
First, 90 + 70 = 160; then, 280 – 160 = 120
The second team needs to prepare 120 cups of soup.
Rob is very fond of tall structures. He likes collecting pictures and comparing them.
Rob also compared the Empire State Building and the Petronas Towers. What is the height difference between the two if the Empire State Building is 443 meters tall and the Petronas Towers is 452 meters tall?
452 – 443 = 9
The difference between the heights of the two buildings is 9 meters.
Andrew is having his friends over for game night. So, he decided to prepare snacks and games.
He also made some juice from fresh oranges. If he used 2 oranges per glass of juice and he made 6 glasses of juice, how many oranges did he use?
2 x 6 = 12
He used 12 oranges.
In the school library, there are 52 reference books, 150 non-fiction books and 329 fiction books. Each student can borrow up to 3 fiction books and 2 non-fictions books at the same time.
How many books are there in total?
52 + 150 + 329 = 531
There are 531 books in total.
Charlie and his father, an engineer, decided to build a treehouse in their backyard.
To have a more stable treehouse, Charlie’s father decided to tie the corner posts of the house to the tree itself. He used 24 inches of rope for the first post, 20 inches on the second, 14 inches on the third, and 12 inches on the fourth. He also had 15 feet of cable but did not use that. How many inches of rope were used?
24 + 20 + 14 + 12 = 70
Charlie’s father used 70 inches of rope.
Janine owns a catering service company. She was hired to cater for the mayor’s 50th birthday.
For the first main dish, they were asked to cook steak. If the third and second team cooked 240 plates of steak, and the first team cooked 75 plates less than what the second and third team made, how many steaks did they cook altogether?
First, 240 – 75 = 165; then, 240 + 165 = 405
They cooked a total of 405 steaks.
Rob is very fond of tall structures. He likes collecting pictures and comparing them.
Having been to Paris, Rob also remembered the Eiffel Tower, which was the tallest structure in the world at the time it was built in 1887. If the Eiffel Tower is 324 meters tall, how much lower is it compared to today’s tallest man-made structure, the Burj Khalifa?
830 – 324 = 506
The Eiffel Tower is lower than Burj Khalifa by 506 meters.
Andrew is having his friends over for game night. So, he decided to prepare snacks and games.
Then he started to prepare the games for his 4 friends. If each game takes 5 minutes to prepare and he prepared a total of 5 games, how many minutes did it take for Andrew to prepare all the games?
5 x 5 = 25
It took Andrew 25 minutes to prepare all the games.
If the minute hand is on the 9 and the hour hand is on the 2, what time is it?
2:45
Charlie and his father, an engineer, decided to build a treehouse in their backyard.
The treehouse is almost done; all they need is to paint it. His father estimated that they will use 20 ounces of white paint, 15 ounces of green paint and 34 ounces of brown paint and 6 paintbrushes. How many ounces of paint would they buy in total?
20 + 15 + 34 = 69
They should buy a total of 69 ounces of paint.
Janine owns a catering service company. She was hired to cater for the mayor’s 50th birthday.
For the second main course, they made fish fillets for the 320 people at the party. The first team made 189 pieces, the second team made 131 pieces and the third team made 180 pieces, how many pieces were made altogether?
189 + 131 + 180 = 500
500 pieces were made altogether.
Rob is very fond of tall structures. He likes collecting pictures and comparing them.
Rob also matched the London Eye which stands at 443 feet and Las Vegas’ High Roller standing at 550 feet. The High Roller can fit 40 people in each of its cabins. Being the tallest Ferris wheel in the world, how much taller is High Roller than the London Eye?
550 – 443 = 107
High Roller is taller than the London Eye by 107 feet.
Andrew is having his friends over for game night. So, he decided to prepare snacks and games.
Andrew’s 4 friends decided to bring food as well. If each of them brought 4 slices of pizza and 3 bags of chips, how many slices of pizza do they have in total?
4 x 4 = 16
They have 16 slices of pizza in total.
Draw a rectangle. Label the length 7 yards and the width 11 yards. Find the Perimeter and Area of the shape. (Use your notes!)
P= L + L + W + W
P= 7 + 7 + 11 + 11
P= 36 yards
A= L x W
A= 7 x 11
A = 77 yards2
Charlie and his father, an engineer, decided to build a treehouse in their backyard.
Upon finishing the treehouse, Charlie’s mother served them freshly baked cookies. If Charlie ate 15 cookies, his father ate 10 and his mother only ate 5, please write an equation to show how many cookies were eaten in total?
15 + 10 + 5 = 30
There were 30 cookies eaten.
Janine owns a catering service company. She was hired to cater for the mayor’s 50th birthday.
They served a total of 179 adults and 141 children. If 156 of the people they served are male, how many are female?
First, 179 + 141 = 320; then, 320 – 156 =164
They served 164 females.
Rob is very fond of tall structures. He likes collecting pictures and comparing them.
Lastly, Rob compared Canada’s CN Tower and Seattle’s Space Needle. How tall is the Space Needle if the CN Tower stands at 553 meters high and it is taller than the Space Needle by 369 meters?
53 – 369 = 184
The Space Needle in Seattle is 184 meters tall.
Andrew is having his friends over for game night. So, he decided to prepare snacks and games.
Lastly, Andrew tried to compute his expenses for the game night. If he spent $9 for each game they played and they played a total of 5 games, write an equation for how much money he spends on games that night?
9 x 5 = 45
Andrew spent $45.00 for that night.
Saturday morning, while Samantha was cleaning, she found several coins behind the couches, under the cushions, and in the junk drawers.
She found:
2 quarters, 13 pennies, 3 dimes, a nickel, and a $1 bill!
How much money did Sam find?
.25 + .25 + .13 + .05 + 1.00 = 1.98